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If no measures are taken, in less than a month the United States will "fall off the fiscal cliff." Among other things, this means that the Bush tax cuts and the payroll tax cut will expire, extended unemployment benefits will end, and Medicare would lose nearly $11 billion from its budget. Many experts believe that going over the cliff would lead to another recession. What does this mean for people of color? The middle class? The poor?

If no measures are taken, in less than a month the United States will "fall off the fiscal cliff." Among other things, this means that the Bush tax cuts and the payroll tax cut will expire, extended unemployment benefits will end, and Medicare would lose nearly $11 billion from its budget. Many experts believe that going over the cliff would lead to another recession. What does this mean for people of color? The middle class? The poor?

Baby boomers are get older, which means an increasing strain on the system of services for the elderly. But for communities of color, these problems are compounded by immense disparities in health care, economic resources, and cultural differences in caring for our elders. This week, Basic Black discusses how these differences impact our most vulnerable population.

Baby boomers are get older, which means an increasing strain on the system of services for the elderly. But for communities of color, these problems are compounded by immense disparities in health care, economic resources, and cultural differences in caring for our elders. This week, Basic Black discusses how these differences impact our most vulnerable population.